Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: What is stiff person syndrome with which Celine Dion was diagnosed? A: Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological ...

A muscle spasm — also known as a charley horse, muscle cramp or twitch — is a sudden, involuntary movement in one or more muscles. Common causes include stress, exercise, or dehydration, but nerve ...

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm—sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for ...

Dehydration may be one cause of muscle cramps, and some evidence suggests that electrolyte imbalances also contribute to them. Muscle cramps are painful, involuntary contractions of the muscles that ...

Pain is a common symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often due to muscle cramps. ALS can also cause pain indirectly through some of its complications. Medications and other therapies are ...

We've all been there before. Running along the basketball court or swimming across the pool, when, all of a sudden, we experience a sharp pain in our foot or leg. Muscle cramps are common, affect ...

A stiff neck and sore throat often occur due to viral or bacterial infections. Home remedies can manage most cases of sore ...

The infectious disease can cause muscle spasms strong enough to fracture bones. It's fully preventable, but vaccination rates are slipping.